16-245. Form and content of ballot
A. Ballots and ballot labels for the presidential preference election shall be
printed on different colored paper or white paper with a different colored stripe for
each party represented on the presidential preference election ballot. Only one party
may be represented on each ballot. At the top shall be printed "official ballot of the
______________ party, presidential preference election (date), county of _______, state
of Arizona".
B. The order of the names of certified candidates on the ballot shall be determined
by lots drawn at a public meeting called by the secretary of state for that
purpose. Rotation of candidate names is prohibited. The certified candidates shall be
listed under the title "_______________ party candidates for president of the United
States". Immediately below shall be printed "vote for not more than one". The ballot
may also contain printed instructions to voters as prescribed for other elections.
C. The officer in charge of elections shall provide a sample ballot proof to the
state committee chairman of each qualified candidate's state committee no later than five
days after receipt of the certification from the secretary of state.
D. The officer in charge of elections shall mail one sample ballot of each party
represented on the presidential preference election ballot to each household that
contains a registered voter of that political party unless that registered voter is on
the permanent early voting list established pursuant to section 16-544. The return
address on the sample ballot mailer shall not contain the name of any elected or
appointed official, and the name of an appointed or elected official shall not be used to
indicate who produced the sample ballot.
E. The mailing face of each sample ballot shall be imprinted with the great seal of
the state of Arizona with the words "official voting materials---presidential preference
election". The polling place for that household may also be designated on the mailing
face of the sample ballot.
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